In an amusing turn of events, a man in Israeli prison supposedly on and leading a hunger strike was caught on video appearing to eat some sweets.

The Washington Post reports that the man, Marwan Barghouti, who has been reportedly compared to Nelson Mandela by Palestinians, might not be the hero he claims to be — eating while supposedly on a “hunger strike” along with many other Palestinians incarcerated in Israel.

Breitbart reports that Barghouti is currently serving five life sentences, and has been caught eating on video not once, but on two occasions. The first time was April 27, when he ate cookies on the toilet. The second time was May 5, when he allegedly ate a candy bar and salt.

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan does not seem terribly surprised.

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“As I said from the very beginning, this hunger strike was never about the conditions of the convicted terrorists, which meet international standards,” he said according to Breitbart. “It is about advancing Marwan Barghouti’s political ambitions to replace Abu Mazen.”

“Abu Mazen” is a reference to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, according to Breitbart.

“Barghouti is a murderer and hypocrite who urged his fellow prisoners to strike and suffer while he ate behind their back,” Erdan continued.

“Just like he lied to the world when he wrote in the New York Times that he decided to strike in order to protest ill-treatment, he lied to the Palestinian public when he claimed to be striking. Israel will not give in to extortion and pressure from terrorists.”